{"product_id":"galaxilympics","title":"Galaxilympics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePikacyu-Makoto\u003c\/strong\u003e are an intergalactic love and peace duo, featuring two figureheads of underground Japanese music; \u003cstrong\u003ePIKA\u003c\/strong\u003e from Afrirampo and \u003cstrong\u003eMakoto Kawabata\u003c\/strong\u003e of legendary psychedelic avatars Acid Mother’s Temple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGalaxilympics\u003c\/em\u003e is an album of contrasts, so much color, so much shade! \"\u003cem\u003eSpace Sumo\u003c\/em\u003e\" kicks off the record in explosive style. Pikacyu's drums jitter, crash, and stumble, but steadfastly refuse to groove. Makoto attacks his guitar, cloaking himself in reverb to produce a wall-of-sound, alternating between melody and noise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eFunifunikonefuni\u003c\/em\u003e\" follows with its frenzied take on pop music, bubbling with energy and \u003cstrong\u003ePIKA\u003c\/strong\u003e’s multiple vocal layers. \"\u003cem\u003eI’ll Forgive\u003c\/em\u003e\" is chant-like in its devotion to following the tumbling melody line of the song even to absurd and unpredictable dimensions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePika Mako Hall\u003c\/em\u003e is a more serene affair, with whispered echoes and guitar drones swirling amongst bursts of rapid sequencer ambience. \"\u003cem\u003eCastle Of Sand\u003c\/em\u003e\" picks up on this more spacious approach with slowly developing programmed electronics, before the title track erupts with gurgling synths, soaring guitar trails, and \u003cstrong\u003ePIKA\u003c\/strong\u003e’s most searching vocal yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe album concludes in a reflective manner with the suitably titled \"\u003cem\u003eSayonownara\u003c\/em\u003e,\" a song as much in the present as it is in the act of saying farewell. It’s positively elegiac with washes of cymbal and deep acres of guitar drone for the first five minutes before \u003cstrong\u003ePIKA\u003c\/strong\u003e’s drums take things up a gear and into more psychedelic out-rock terrain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePikacyu-Makoto\u003c\/strong\u003e have made an album that takes you on a trip into your very soul before emerging once more at the edge of another galaxy. \u003cem\u003eGalaxilympics\u003c\/em\u003e is a triumph of opposites united, it enjoys walking out into the unknown, but it’s also a portal into the very real world of two musicians who find peace and semblance through their interaction. Hymns and odes to one side, this is a giant album of future-facing song and noise, where better to find harmony enthroned?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCD - Limited to 500 Copies. Same tracks as vinyl but the versions are extended. LP - Limited to 500 Copies. 180 Gram Black Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upset The Rhythm","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50471378551115,"sku":"1013805","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/17995fdd-ce65-475b-8187-c6a907ed3900_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727400626","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/galaxilympics","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}